FindMyPast releases WWII Prisoners of War Records online for the first time

FindMyPast has recently added more than 1.2 million extra records to its Prisoner of War 1715–1945 collection. The latest additions cover the Napoleonic Wars and World War Two, and include prison camps in Europe, Africa and The Far East and list nationalities from around the globe. 

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The publication, in association with The National Archives, marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on all fronts on September 2nd and the anniversary on September 5th of the liberation of the notorious Changi Prison camp, located on the eastern side of Singapore. 

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